Discover the contemporary work of bernard janody

Biography

Né on April 20, 1952 at Bourg-en-Bresse, FRANCE.

1982: Creation of the first mixed media collages with his own photos.

1987-88-89-90: Participation in the "Figuration Critique" at the Grand Palais in Paris.

1988: Realization of a high-end project for the Cartier company. commissioned theme by P.M.F Agency

1989: Group exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts in Bordeaux (paintings and collages)

1990-1993: Collaboration with the Orangeraie gallery in Paris. Geneva.

1994: "THE SURPLUS PLUS THE ESSENTIAL" –  Personal exhibition at the bowling game gallery Carouge (mixed media watercolors).

1995: "URBAN STRATES" (oils on canvas) –  Personal exhibition at the Art-Space gallery in Thonon-les-Bains in collaboration with the Deya company.

1998: "PARALLEL STRATES" (oils on canvas) –  Personal exhibition at the art library of the city of Annecy. Exhibited series: "BLACK AND WHITE", "PARALLEL STRATA" AND "URBAN STRATES" (Oils on canvas).

1999: " THE GIANTS OF KINDERGARTEN " – Collaboration with National Education and the Fondation de France. Creation of a giant sculpture in a school environment

2005: "CONTAINED LANDSCAPES" (oils on canvas) – Personal exhibition at the Flaine Cultural Center.

1995-2005: &works of Land Art created in the communes of Menthon-St-Bernard  and Talloires near Annecy.

2007: "URBAN STRATES 2" (oils on canvas) –  Personal exhibition at the Gallery of the Real Foundation of Annecy.

2012: "LIFE LANDSCAPES" Group exhibition at the Croissant contemporary art gallery in Brussels.

2016: "CONTAINED LANDSCAPES/SUSPENDED LANDSCAPES" Personal exhibition at Talloires Abbey.

2020: "CONTAINED LANDSCAPES - SURPRISE LANDSCAPES - CODED LANDSCAPES" Bonlieu Annecy Forum, September 2020.

2023: "CODED LANDSCAPES" Personal exhibition at Talloires Abbey.

The real start of my artistic motivation was photography and screen printing which led me, for multiple technical reasons, to build little to; little my first collages. At that time, the influence of artists such as photographers Henri Huet, Larry Burrows, Don Mac Cullin, Christine Spengler and many others was preponderant. Painters, like Max Ernst, Robert Rauschenberg, Jacques Monory, as well as Bridget Riley in another field (op-art) allowed me to readjust my view of the outside world: this visual experience was created. ;cisive because it gradually led me to the practice of painting oil.

At the same time, an inevitable work of reflection encouraged me to discover another language to express new situations and emotions. Jean Baudrillard, philosopher and sociologist, was the man of providence: the multiplicity of of his analyzes as well as his iconoclastic irony, trigger through my various observations a new look with an uncomfortable vision of the world in which we live.

Currently, certain Narrative Figuration artists still provoke in me the same enthusiasm, my desire remains intact, my creative motivation does not weaken. The anticipation of the violent and unpredictable realities of our time, of a social or environmental nature, encourages me to to constantly redefine my own thinking, by refining it in my works.